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Description
Grades 4–6. During the program's 12 one-hour STEM activities, which focus on engineering design, learners are challenged to collaborate on sustainability projects such as tracking great white sharks across the open ocean, answering and reflecting on important sea-dwelling questions about the variety of the oceans and the differences in ecosystems. Learners discover the physical and geological sciences that underpin all ocean life. Comes with curriculum and materials for 30 students.
Product Details
A Deep Sea Dive into STEM Exploration
Grades 4–6. Take the dive with Oceanic Exploration and journey from the tropics to the poles to inspect arctic food webs, simulate coral reef adaptations, and survey everything from the great river deltas to the Mariana Trench. Engineering design activities challenge learners to collaborate on sustainability projects such as tracking great white sharks across the open ocean, answering and reflecting on important sea-dwelling questions about the variety of the oceans and the differences in ecosystems. With action-packed, hands-on STEM activities, learners discover the physical and geological sciences that underpin all ocean life. In Oceanic Exploration, STEM education is your oyster!
Product Features
- Complete program includes materials and curriculum
- Designed for up to 30 students
- Includes 12 one-hour activities
- Refill kit available (item #315605R)
Curriculum Topics:
1. Ocean Geography
2. The Water Cycle
3. Deltas and Density
4. Buoyancy and Adaptation
5. Surface Temperature and Plankton
6. The Arctic and the Food Chain
7. Coral Reefs and Adaptation
8. Underwater Volcanoes
9. Deep Sea Trenches
10. The Kelp Forest, Overfishing, and Extinction
11. The Kelp Forest, Science Research, and Saving the Sea Otter
12. Tracking the Great White Shark
Each Activity Includes:
- Schedule
- Topic background information and vocabulary
- Step-by-step activity instructions
- Opening and closing discussion
- Optional extension activities
Recommended Settings:
- Summer camps
- Classrooms
- Out-of-school time programs
Tech Requirements:
- None
Professional Development:
- Includes a free 1/2-hour webinar orientation when your purchase totals $500+
- Includes a free 1-hour webinar orientation when your purchase totals $1,000+
- Additional training available for purchase by special request
21st-Century Skills:
Helps students develop a set of widely applicable abilities essential for success in the information age:
- Communication and collaboration
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Information, media, and technology literacy
- Leadership and responsibility
- Productivity and accountability
- Social and cross-cultural skills
Standards Alignments:
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.A.2: Represent real world and mathematical problems by graphing points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane, and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.C.3: Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.EE.B.6: Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving a real-world or mathematical problem; understand that a variable can represent an unknown number, or, depending on the purpose at hand, any number in a specified set.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.RP.A.1: Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.
Next Generation Science Standards*
- 3-5-ETS1-2: Engineering Design
- 3-5-ETS1-3: Engineering Design
- 4-ESS1-1: The History of Planet Earth
- 4-ESS2-1: Weathering and Erosion
- 4-ESS2-2: Plate Tectonics
- 4-LS1-1: Structure and Function
- 5-ESS2-1: Modeling Earth's Systems
- 5-ESS2-2: The Roles of Water
- 5-ESS3-1: Human Impacts on Earth Systems
- 5-LS2-1: Modeling Cycles of Matter
- 5-PS1-1: Structure and Properties of Matter
- 5-PS1-4: Investigating Chemical Reactions
- MS-ETS1-2: Engineering Design
- MS-ESS2-2: Explaining Earth's Materials and Systems
- MS-ESS2-3: Plate Tectonics
- MS-ESS2-4: Modeling the Water Cycle
- MS-ESS2-6: Weather and Climate
- MS-LS1-5: Growth and Development
- MS-LS1-6: Photosynthesis
- MS-LS2-1: Analyzing Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
- MS-LS2-2: Explaining Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
- MS-LS2-3: Modeling Energy Flows in Ecosystems
- MS-LS2-4: Population Dynamics in Ecosystems
- MS-LS4-4: Natural Selection
- MS-LS4-6: Adaptation
- MS-PS1-4: Structure and Properties Matter